Mesmerized (My Letter to George) (Shocked) (1986)
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24% of users liked it
(450 ratings)
This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880s and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old who marries a cruel, much-older man. He constantly abuses her and keeps her under his thumb until she snaps and using hypnotism, kills him. Later she is tried in court. ~ Sandra Brennan,… More This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880s and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old who marries a cruel, much-older man. He constantly abuses her and keeps her under his thumb until she snaps and using hypnotism, kills him. Later she is tried in court. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Laughlin
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Lionsgate
Critic Reviews
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Laughlin é um diretor de assustadora incompetência, o que só piora um filme cujo roteiro já não prometia muita coisa. O resultado é uma produção que embaraça seu elenco e que poderia ter custado a carreira de Jodie Foster.
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Cast
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Jodie Foster
as Victoria
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John Lithgow
as Oliver Thompson
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Michael Murphy
as Wilson
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Harry Andrews
as Old Thompson
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Dan Shor
as George
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Philip Holder
as Dr. Finch
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Reg Evans
as Mr. Simmons
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Jonathan Hardy
as Burley
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Don Selwyn
as Joseph
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Derek Hardwick
as Longwood
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David Cameron
as Shipping Clerk
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Rob Jayne
as Prison Chaplain
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Beryl TeWiata
as Mrs. Simmons
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Bob Gould
as Judge
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John Smith
as Jury Foreman
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John Wingrove
as Victoria's Grandfather
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Norman Fletcher
as Merchant at Races
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Karl Bradley
as Dentist
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Norman Fairley
as Bailiff
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Ian Harrop
as Court Heckler
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Sheila Summers
as Head Matron
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David Baxter
as Court Heckler
